A miniature sheet was issued on 07.10.1994 depicting Mauri Kunnas's Dog Hill Kids on Stamp Day and International Letter Writing Day. One of the stamps in the block of four 2,80 values depicts one of the dogs posting a letter in a box, which is affixed to a fence.
At present Mauri Kunnas is undoubtedly Finland's most successful author of children's books. To date, way over forty books of his have been published, in thirty languages in thirty-two countries – including Finnish and Finland –, for a total of almost 7 million copies. His books for children have aroused enormous interest around the world. The best-known internationally is Santa Claus. It has already beentranslated into twenty-six languages, and it has sold more than a million copies. The sales of all Kunnas translations already exceed 2,5 million copies. Mauri Kunnas offers the reader an unparalleled joy of discovery: His brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with rich and humorous details. He has an unrivalled gift for taking history and casting it in a new and hilarious way, as well as for giving old stories and legends his own delightful twist. And his books always exude an atmosphere which is contagiously warm and happy. Mauri Kunnas offers the reader an unparalleled joy of discovery: His brilliantly coloured illustrations are filled with rich and humorous details. He has an unrivalled gift for taking history and casting it in a new and hilarious way, as well as for giving old stories and legends his own delightful twist. And his books always exude an atmosphere which is contagiously warm and happy. Pia gave this wonderful FDC to me.
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